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Game 45, 2017

The Marlins ask RHP Vance Worley (2-5, 4.43 ERA in AAA New Orleans) to make his 2017 debut against the Dodgers, a team he’s faced in four games (three starts) over his career and posted a 5.63 ERA for his trouble. He first got to the major leagues in 2010 with the Phillies. He spent two more years with them, then one with Minnesota, two with Pittsburgh and one with Baltimore. He’s 33-30 for his career with a 3.75 ERA, and over that time righties have hit him better than lefties, .758 OPS vs. RHB, .747 OPS vs. LHB.

The Dodgers will send RHP Brandon McCarthy (3-1, 4.15 ERA) to the hill to recover his pre-disabled list form when he gave up two runs or fewer in his first four starts. This will be only the second time he’s faced the Marlins; the first time he gave them only three hits in a 1-0 complete game for the D-Backs in 2013.

This day in Dodgers history:

1952 The Dodgers score a major league record fifteen first-inning runs en route to a 19-1 rout over the Reds at Ebbets Field. After retiring the first batter, the next 19 Brooklyn batters reached base (10 hits, 7 walks, and 2 HBP). Captain Pee Wee Reese reaches first base three times in the inning.

2000 Major League Baseball has its first six grand-slam day less than one year after establishing the mark with five, with Garret Anderson (Angels), J.T. Snow (Giants), Brian Hunter (Phillies), Jason Giambi (A’s), and Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green (Dodgers) all contributing to the record. The NL also set a league record, blasting four of the six base-loaded homers.

I expect that Urias will be back before too long. I think sending Pederson to OKC to work on his swing would be a good idea. Since Opening Day he has no homers and five RBIs and is batting .200. The emergence of Bellinger is another factor, although we are without Toles.

First step may be jettison the idea of giving him regular starts and go back to platooning with Quique. If you stick Bellinger in center you don’t have a lefthanded bat in LF. Nothing likely to happen until Puig is ready to go. He needs to put on his big boy pants and work his way through this.

Cubs had spring training on Catalina Island from the early 1920s until 1951, I believe, with the exception of WWII. They were the first team to train on the West Coast. Wrigley had them on the island, keeping them out of possible trouble on the mainland. He named the field Wrigley Field — natch — after the one in Chicago but predating the one where the old L.A. Angels of the Pacific Coast League played. I think there is a plaque where the field used to be on the island.

From the Atlanta newspaper: “Braves general manager John Coppolella said after the Saturday trade that the Braves wouldn’t have signed Loney if they’d known they were going to be able to finalize a deal for Adams…”

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